Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-10
PARDONS GRANTED.
Some of the Cases and Why Granted

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WASHINGTON, March 5.-The president
acted on a large number of pardon cases
yesterday. Norman Fl. Camp was con-
victed of embezzlement and sentenced in
January, 1886, to five years imprisonment
at hard labor in the territorial prison of
Idaho, and to pay fine of ST. 600, and to
stand committed until it shall be paid.
The president granted pardon in this
case on the ground that there are grave
doubts as to the guilt of the con-
vict. pardon was also grant
ed IN the case OF II. E. Yang,
and He Lung, who were convicted in the
eastern district of Arkansas of violating
the internal revenue law and sentenced to
thirty days confinement and to pay a fine
of $1,000. The president also granted
pardon in the case of j. w. Alden, con-
victed of violating the postal laws and
sentenced September Is, 1886, to one
years imprisonment in the United States
penitentiarv at MoNeill's Island, Wash
ington Territory. He endorsed the ap-
plication and granted the pardon upon
the ground that owing to the youth of the
convict aud the circumstances of the case
[ am satisfied that the ends of Justice will
be as we'll subserved by the punishment
| already suffered, and the prospects of the
boy as well secnred by the Imprisonment
of the six months already suffered as if
he were longer confined in his place of
| imprisonment. A similar action was
taken IN the case of j. FL. Evans, who was
convicted of pOlygamy and unlawful CO.
habitatiOn, and sentenced November 18th,
to three years and six months in the
Utah penltentlary, and to pay fine of
$3.50. The president endorsed
this application as follows: Granted
This convict is nearly seventy years old
and was convicted of polygamy and I'M
lawful Capitalization. He has been i'm
prisoned more than two years and his
pardon is prayed for by his legal wife.
Though he will not promise to obey the
law against polygamy yet I am determin-
ed that the hardships of his case shall not
be cited to show that the government is
inclined to be vindictive in its attemrt to
extirpate the practice of polygamy.
PARDoNs WE'RE GRANTED TO THE FOLLOWING:
Alfred Brotherton, convicted of conspir-
acy to cast away a vessel of which he was
master, and sentenced May 5, 1886, to
one years imprisonmentin the Baltimore
jail and to pay fine of 500; James
Gordan, for the violation of the polygamy
laws; Mrs. Melvina Knight for the viola
lion Of the internal revenue laws in Ken
lucky. A pardon was granted in the case
of Oscar L. Bsldwin, convicted of misap-
propriatlng bank funds and making false
entries as cashier of the Mechani c's bank
of New York, and sentenced January 3,
1882, to fifteen years imprisonment.
The presidents endorsements were:
This convict has been totally released
from imprisonment upon writ Of habeas
corpus. and the only effect of the pardon
now is to restore him to his rights as
citizen. This l am entirely willing to do,
In view of his standing and espectability
prior to his conviction, and in the belief
that society will not be injured by such
restoration
THE PRESIDENT DECLINED TO INTERFERE
in the case of Chas. G. Barneau, alias
Chas. McGregor, who was convicted of
perjury and sentenced TO three years i'm
prisonment in the Western penitentiary
of Pennsylvania, and to pay fine OF
500. He endorsed the application for
the pardon in this case as follows:
Denied This man was sentenced TO i'm
prisonment for three years. He has not
yet served one. The crime of perjury is
SO hateful and so dangerous, and the
guilt in this case being confessed, I can
not bring my mind to granting pardon
in this case.